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COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffUncommon Good is currently offering citrus and avocados from harvested from a local heritage grove. For more on thenonprofits offerings, see page 12.

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A fond farewellDear Editor:

My name is Martin Ramiro GomezLomeli. I am the last descendent of theMarcelino Gomez family left in Clare-mont. My grandparents, Marcelino andMarie Gomez, emigrated from Mexico toClaremont in 1929, settling in a smallhouse on Blanchard Place. Their daughterEsperanza, my mother, was 12 at the time.

My mother had six brothers and a sisterand grew up attending segregated Ontarioschools. They werent allowed to swim inthe local pool except on the days beforethey drained it. Regardless, they were aclose-knit family growing up and surviv-ing the Great Depression.

My grandfather and uncles worked thegroves and my mother did house clean-ing and babysitting to help make endsmeet. In the late 1930s, my mother andUncle Ramiro opened a small market thatwas located in the Claremont barrio.They later sold it to the Serna family.

My mother met my father, the localSanta Fe Railroad agent, through theparish priest. They courted in the midst ofWWII and were married in the smallCatholic church that was demolished withthe construction of Claremont Boulevard.They moved to La Verne in 1943, wheremy two brothers and I were born andraised.

I grew up in La Verne, but would cometo Claremont two or three times a week tovisit my grandparents. Sunday was theday we would all meet at the house of myabuelos for amazing dinners and familycelebrations. I remember going to the Vil-lage Theater to watch movies and thendriving back to La Verne on Bonita orFoothill when there was nothing but fieldsand groves between the two cities.

In 1984, I moved back to Clarevillewith my wife Roni and we raised our twodaughters here. Claremont has wonderfulmemories for all of usfrom the Fourthof July to Village Venture and manyAYSO and Claremont Stars soccer games.Concerts in the park and events at the Col-leges all added to our quality of life here.Who could ever forget Burning Man

held in the quarry east of the Colleges? Weve witnessed the city change from a

small oasis of suburbia to developing Vil-lage West, the Claremont Auto Center, theevolution of Foothill Boulevard and theresidential boom of mega mansions innorth Claremont. But Claremont is still aspecial place, as acknowledged recentlyby Sunset Magazine.

It is with a heavy heart that Roni and Idecided to sell our home and move north.Although La Verne will always be myhometown, Claremont will always be ourhome for our girls and I to cherish andremember.

Take care of it and appreciate it, Clare-monters, for what you have is unique andspecial. Martin Lomeli

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Dems say Portantino for senateDear Editor:

The Democratic Club of Claremont hasendorsed Anthony Portantino for the Cali-fornia Senate seat representing our district(SD 25). We have several reasons for ourendorsement.

For some years now, Anthony has par-ticipated in the activities of the Demo-cratic Club of Claremont. In our dealingswith him we have always found him hon-est and willing to listen, even on topicswhere we are to the left of his positions.We respect his views and he respects ours.

We have also been impressed by his ac-complishments while serving two terms(2009-2013) in the California Assemblyfrom which he was termed out. He re-ceived a 94 (out of 100) Assembly score-card for his liberal record. Moreover, hischief campaign contributors have not in-cluded corporate interests. Leading De-mocrats such as Congressman AdamSchiff have endorsed him as we have.

In the assembly, he sponsored a billthat made it illegal to carry weaponsopenly in the state (even if unloaded),thereby distinguishing California fromcowboy states such as Texas.

Anthony is not only active behind thescenes in Sacramentohe is communityminded and a political educator of the

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Agendas for city meetings are avail-able at www.ci.claremont.ca.us

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Tuesday, March 1Planning CommissionCouncil Chamber, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2Community and Human ServicesCommission Council Chamber, 7 p.m.

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For these reasons, the DemocraticClub of Claremont has decided to giveour support to Anthony Portantino forCalifornia Senate District 25.

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The Claremont Community andHuman Services Commissionvoted during a special sessionMonday night to recommend adoption ofthe final draft of the Claremont HillsWilderness Park (CHWP) Master Planand send it to the city council for final ap-proval.

Claremonters came out in droves during the meet-ing to give insight to the CHWP plan and implemen-tation plan on Monday night, offering spirited supportand encouraging plans for more research.

The review was the first time the plans were con-sidered in a commission setting. Previously, the finaldraft master plan was released to the public on Janu-ary 14 after years of revising and public input fromresidents. Assistant City Manager Colin Tudor was onhand to present the master plan, quickly summarizingthe detailed document for the sake of time.

These plans are the culmination of more than twoyears of studying, drafting, meetings, problem solv-ing, community building, all in order to get here, Mr.Tudor said.

The plan has gone through a number of iterationsover the years. The Draft Master Plan was unveiled in

July 2015, and, after numerous workshops and publiccomments, it was retooled and reprinted. The planwas originally supposed to be a single document, butthe separate implementation plan was borne frompublic feedback about in-depth environmental re-search, watershed management and general mainte-nance.

The four chapters of the plan and the implementa-tion plan offer an extensive look at all aspects of thepark, including how to control traffic, hours of opera-tion, how to deal with litter and human waste, a cata-loguing of the vegetation inside the park and generalpark management.

Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 26, 2016 3CITY NEWS

Council recommends additional review of Gold Line overpassClaremont has movedone small step closer toa possible overpass forthe incoming Gold Line.

The Claremont City Council approvedadditional review of a conceptual designfor a Gold Line bridge over Indian HillBoulevard during a marathon councilmeeting on Tuesday night.

The unanimous decision allows fur-ther scrutiny of a proposed 30-foot highconcrete grade separation that, if ap-proved, will cross Indian Hill Boulevardadjacent to the existing Metrolink/freighttrain tracks. Under therecommenda t ion ,which was amendedby city staff before the meeting, the over-pass plans will be evaluated under theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) and passed through the citysPlanning Commission, ArchitecturalCommission and Traffic and Transporta-tion Commission before arriving back tothe council for additional review.

The city has until February 2017 tosend the overpass plans through theproper channels to be voted on by thecouncil. If they dont arrive in time orthey get rejected, the city will revert tothe original CEQA-approved plan of anat-grade crossing.

City Manager Tony Ramos presentedthe plans a few weeks after they weremade available during two public meet-ings in January and February. Mr. Ramosstressed that the designs presented wereconceptual and open for review.

He also mentioned that the designhinges on voter approval of a sales tax topay for much of the $1.2 billion neededfor the Gold Line addition this Novem-ber.

Let me be real clear: if this fails at the

ballot in 2016, this is a moot discussion,Mr. Ramos said.

If the measure passes, constructionwill begin in 2017 with an estimatedcompletion date of 2023.

The overpass was proposed by theGold Line Construction Authority as away to alleviate traffic and gate-downtime along the narrowed portion of In-dian Hill. City Engineer Loretta Mustafapresented simulations of what peak traf-fic may look like in 2023 if the line wasbuilt at-grade versus the grade separa-tion.

Total gate-down time, with a GoldLine train passing through every fiveminutes (or 12 trains per hour) as fore-casted, is estimated to be 18-23 minutesper hour at-grade, versus 7-12 minutesper hour with the overpass, according toMs. Mustafa.

A computer simulation of the pro-posed overpass was also presented,showcasing the bridge and the proposedGold Line station at the ClaremontDepot. The council approved the Depotas the new home of the Claremont Mu-seum of Art in December.

Mr. Ramos also stated that the GoldLine Construction Authority would pro-vide $23 million to complete the project.Any add-ons after that will be the re-sponsibility of the city, Mr. Ramosadded.

The council scrutinized the traffic re-port, with Mayor Corey Calaycay askingMs. Mustafa if the increased traffic onIndian Hill would force drivers to spillinto side streets to avoid traffic.

Mayor Pro Tem Sam Pedroza refuted

Rendering courtesy of the city of ClaremontThis rendering shows the proposed Gold Line overpass at Indian Hill Boulevard and First Street, just south of the Village.

Wilderness Park master plan inches closer to realityCOURIER photo/

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The city movescloser to adopting afinal draft of theWilderness Parkmaster plan.

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Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 26, 2016 4CITY NEWS

Wednesday, February 17An Upland man was arrested for

DUI after rear-ending another driver.The accident happened at approximately6 p.m. on Towne Avenue and BriarcroftRoad, where police say 53-year-oldJoseph Engkraf crashed into the carwhen both drivers were traveling north.When police arrived, they noticed Mr.Engkrof exhibited signs of intoxicationand he admitted to drinking, accordingto Lt. Mike Ciszek. He was arrested andtransported to CPD jail.

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An unknown burglar ransacked ahome on the 2500 block of North Moun-tain Avenue, allegedly making off withthousands of dollars of jewelry. Thebreak-in happened between 6:30 p.m.and 11 p.m., when police say the burglarbroke the rear glass door with an uniden-tified object and entered the property,looted the house and escaped unde-tected. The homeowner estimatedaround $50,000 in jewelry was stolen.Anyone with information is urged tocontact the Claremont Police Depart-ment at (909) 399-5411.Friday, February 19

Police are seeking an unknown manwho is alleged to have made criminal

threats after he rode up on a bicycle andthreatened to kill another man. The inci-dent happened on the 400 block of ElderDrive at approximately 1:10 p.m. Ac-cording to the victim, the man, who hasbeen seen in an adjacent park drinkingand looking in trash cans, rode up to himand said he was going to come back andput a bullet in his head. The man thenrode away before officers could arrive.He is described as white, 40 years old, 5feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 150 poundswith brown hair. At the time of the inci-dent, he was wearing a blue hat, greenshirt and sunglasses. Anyone with infor-mation is urged to contact the ClaremontPolice Department.

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A Claremont man was arrested forDUI after crashing into a pole at the in-tersection of Monte Vista Avenue andClaremont Boulevard. The accident hap-pened just after midnight, when officersfound 32-year-old Neil Ghosh standingbeside his wrecked gray Lexus. Mr.Ghosh was uninjured, but officerssmelled alcohol on him and performed afield sobriety check, where it was re-vealed he was driving with a blood alco-hol content over .08. Mr. Ghosh wasalso found to be on active probation fora previous DUI. He was arrested and

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Officers arrested a Pomona man forpossession of a controlled substanceafter he was seen acting erratically atMotel 6. Witnesses told police that 37-year-old Ray Gonzalez was allegedly inthe motel parking lot attempting to breakinto one of the rooms. When police ar-rived, they located Mr. Gonzalez stand-ing on the eastbound 10 freewayon-ramp. Mr. Gonzalez told police thathe smoked meth earlier in the day andhe was still high. He was arrested andtransported to CPD jail where he wasbooked, held for detox and released witha citation.

Saturday, February 20As the saying goes, no good deed

goes unpunished. Police are looking fortwo men and two women after they al-legedly robbed a man who initially cameto help move a freezer. The incident hap-pened on the 400 block of South CollegeAvenue at about noon, when twowomen approached a gardening crewand asked the crew leader if they couldborrow money to buy a freezer, accord-ing to Lt. Ciszek. The gardener gavethem $40 and sent one of his workerswith the women to help them move thefreezer. When the trio reached Oak ParkDrive, two men then approached the vic-tim, one brandishing a knife, and de-

manded the victims wallet. The fourthen got away. One woman was de-scribed as Hispanic, around 20 yearsold, weighing 120 pounds with brownhair. The second suspect was describedas a 40-year-old Hispanic woman withbrown hair. The other suspects wereboth described as Hispanic males, about25 years old, standing 5 feet, 10 inchestall. Anyone with information shouldcall the Claremont Police Department at(909) 399-5411.Monday, February 22

A Pomona woman was arrested for fi-duciary elder abuse after bilking an eld-erly man out of over $37,000 in giftcards over the course of four months.The scheme came to light at Vons on thecorner of Base Line Road and Mills Av-enue just after 2 p.m., where police de-tained 25-year-old Ava Thomson aftershe tried to cash gift cards the man hadjust purchased. An attentive clerk atVons became suspicious and called thepolice. According to police, Ms. Thom-son had convinced the elderly man thatthe gift cards were loans and that shewould eventually pay him back. Officersdetermined Ms. Thomson was takingadvantage of the man, and she was ar-rested at the scene and transported toCPD jail, where she was booked and re-leased on bond.

Matthew [email protected]

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A San Diego man fell to his death while hiking in the Mt.Baldy area on Saturday, February 20the third fatality onthe mountain within the month and the second on theDevils Backbone trail.

The 45-year-old man, who has not been identified pend-ing next-of-kin notification, was hiking with a friend on theDevils Backbone trail when he slipped and fell around 1:14p.m., according to a release from the San Bernardino CountyCoroners Office.

Authorities located the man about 1,000 feet below. Fol-lowing a rescue operation, the man was pronounced deadat Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

Gordon Green of the Mt. Baldy Fire Department said thatin addition to the fatal accident, three other hikers had to berescued off the mountain over the weekend.

In one incident, a woman on the Icehouse Canyon trailfell 300 feet before being caught by a tree branch Sunday af-ternoon, Mr. Green said. He did not know the extent of herinjuries.

Mr. Green explained that inexperienced hikers should ex-ercise caution while hiking in the mountains.

The conditions Im sure are much better than a fewweeks ago, but its still treacherous, Mr. Green said.

Hikers should wear proper equipment, such as ice shoesand crampons, according to Mr. Green. Crampons are sharpmetal points that latch onto boots to get a better grip in icyconditions.

Mr. Green recommended hiking with a friend and keep-ing your cell phone charged to call or text in case of anemergency.

The mans death comes days after the US Forest Servicereopened the trails following two deaths earlier in themonth. Daniel Nguyen, 23, died after falling 1,500 feetwhile trying to save a friend on the Devils Backbone trailand Tony Liu, 47, died while hiking with his wife in the Ice-house Saddle area.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff is investigating theincident.


Third hiker in a month fallsto his death at Mt. Baldy A main tenet of the master plan, Mr. Tudorsays, is that it be treated as a living document,

meaning that it can be amended, added to andsubtracted from over the years.

Commission member Lynne Marsenich wor-ried about any additional research that needed tobe done for the plans, a concern Mr. Tudor as-suaged while reiterating that more can be done inthe future.

We dont believe the plan is insufficient orthat it isnt what we set out to do. This doesntmean it couldnt be more, if that is everyoneswish, Mr. Tudor said.

Mr. Tudor also gave a rundown of the new im-plementation plan, which goes into detail abouthiring a full-time ranger for the park, creating aFriends of the CHWP group, implementingpark rules and enhancing programming and pub-lic outreach.

Notably, the implementation plan cements theparks name as a wilderness park, rather than anarea, a preference originally brought forth dur-ing the public workshop in September 2015.

Also notable was the citys discarding of theidea of installing spike strips at the exit of thenorth parking lot, a move that Mr. Tudor admit-ted was a little too draconian.

During public comment, many of the resi-dents, including members of the ClaremontWildlands Conservancy and Claremont Heritage,urged the adoption of the master plan, as opposedto the receiving and filing of the plan originallyoutlined in the agenda. Under the staffs plan, themaster plan would be received and filed, whilethe implementation plan would be adopted.

Accept and file sounds like a euphemism forignore and bury, resident Elizabeth Smith said.We would love to see some action start rightaway.

Some residents also urged that more environ-mental and watershed studies be undertaken tobeef up the plans.

Claremont centenarian Marilee Scaff ap-proached the podium, carrying volumes of docu-ments. Ive come to give you some help, shebegan, before holding up document after docu-ment of environmental studies done by numerousorganizations throughout the city.

Studies have been made.We do not need any morestudies, Ms. Scaff said.We need to attempt to do the thingswe now know need to be done. So themain thing for us to do is move aheadand adopt those plans.

CWC Board President Lissa Petersen urgedthe commission to tack on a vision statement tothe plan that outlines the park as a treasured envi-ronmental resource and a highlight of Clare-monts identity, as well as offering guidance forfuture generations to preserve it. Ms. Petersenalso urged adoption of the plans, saying morestudies can be done afterward.

We spent three years on this, its time tomove ahead, she emphasized.

Ms. Petersen also sent a letter to City ManagerTony Ramos on February 17, citing staffturnover delaying implementation of the plan, anunadopted plan lacking clout.

During discussion, commission member ButchHenderson brought forth an amended motion thatwould seek to recommend adoption of the plans,complete with a vision statement and anychanges that may be deemed necessary becauseof it, Commission member Maury Feingold sec-onded it, and the motion passed unanimously.

The next step is to send the plans to the Clare-mont City Council. The entire final draft masterplan and implementation plan are available onthe city of Claremonts website.


WILDERNESS PARK/from previous page

Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 26, 2016 5EDUCATION

COURIER photos/Peter WeinbergerStudents at El Roble participate in aTogether We Prepare class with theRotary Club of Claremont. For 37years, Rotary has provided a programfor the junior high students to betterprepare them for major disasters, tolearn first aid and to explore the chal-lenges of parenthood through the useof high-tech dolls. Above, Rotarian Randy Prout asks thegroup what the most important itemsare to include in a disaster preparationkit. The students had almost 30 an-swers, ranging from bottled water tofirewood. At left, CUSD Superintendent Jim El-sasser, who is also a Claremont Ro-tarian, keeps an eye on the class asstudents grab their disaster prephomework assignments for the nextday.

School board reviews ideas for November bond measure

Breaking DownDigital Walls tofocus on abuse inthe online world

The Claremont Educational Founda-tion (CEF) is hosting a presentation byanti-bullying and social media specialistJosh Gunderson on Thursday, March 10at 7 p.m. at El Roble.

With more than 10 years of experi-ence in educational theater, Mr. Gunder-son travels throughout the US discussingreal-life examples of positive and nega-tive situations within the online world,specifically the detrimental effects of cy-berbullying.

Every day, it seems we hear about in-cidents of bullying and cyberbullying inparticular, Mr. Gunderson said. Withthe growing influence of social mediasites like Facebook and Twitter, it is cru-cial for students and parents to under-stand the ramifications of what canhappen with just the click of a mouse.Bullying isnt just happening in theschool yard or hallway; its happeningin cyberspace, too.

In conjunction with Mr. Gundersonscommunity presentation, he will alsovisit with students at El Roble on Friday,March 11 to present Your Digital Life,a high-energy program that illustratesthe pros and cons of the online world ina way that keeps students engaged andentertained, but also has them thinkingtwice about their digital footprint.

The program will highlight areas suchas thinking before you post, privacy, on-line identity, bullying, pictures and sex-ting. Mr. Gunderson uses his own uniquebrand of comedy to explain the rules forInternet safety.

For information his presentation, visithaveyoumetjosh.com. For informationabout CEF, visit supportCEF.com or call(909) 399-1709.

Its by no means a done deal that theClaremont Unified School Districtwill place a bond measure on the bal-lot in November 2016. It is, however, apossibility thats on the table.

At a special workshop meeting held on January 18,the board asked staff to explore thepossibility of floating a bond initia-tive. A meeting followed on February9 where several district stakeholderscommunitymembers, association representatives and districtstaffdiscussed what a successful bond effort mightlook like.

Attendees, including recently-retired board memberSam Mowbray, were selected for their knowledge ofthe districts vast facilities needs and of the bondprocess. They discussed a potential timeline and pon-dered what it would take to get taxpayers to ante upon behalf of local schools.

The meeting yielded some distinct opinions, manystemming from the districts failed attempt to pass a$95 million bond measure in 2010. They were shared,for discussion only, at the February 18 gathering ofthe school board.

Those who took part in the preliminary meeting ad-vised the district and the board to keep the processtransparent and candid throughout. They urged thatthe scope of the bond be kept small and realistic. An-other stipulation is that every school should be im-proved or modernized in some way.

During the public comment following the bond dis-cussion, Mr. Mowbray shared his view of the Febru-ary 9 meeting.

His appearance at the dais, his first since leavingthe board earlier this year, should come as little sur-prise. He noted at his final meeting that, given hisconsuming interest in Claremont schools, he wouldcontinue to make his views known.

There was not a negative statement by anyone inthe room, he said of the focus group. There weretiming issues and strategy issues, but all discussionswere in light of the needs of the school district, hesaid. I didnt hear anyone say dont do it.

Board member Beth Bingham added a word of cau-tion, advising the board and the district to take the en-thusiasm expressed at the gathering with a grain of salt.

Having this group be positive is critical, but it hasto be on a much wider scope, she said. Its an au-gust group, and extraordinarily active, but its fairlynarrowly defined. We need to make sure we includethe people not normally reached for input.

Superintendent Jim Elsasser emphasized the ex-ploratory nature of the discussion, noting that theboard wont vote on whether or not to attempt a bondmeasure until June, during the last meeting before theboard room goes dark for the summer.

The next meeting of the Claremont Unified SchoolDistrict Board of Education will be held on Thursday,March 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Richard S. Kirkendall Ed-ucation Center, located at 170 W. San Jose Ave.

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Its an august group, and extraordinarily active, but its fairlynarrowly defined. We need to make sure we include the peoplenot normally reached for input. Beth Bingham, school board memberSCHOOLBOARD


When it comes to the wordleap, English has no shortageof expressions. We can leapfor joy, grow by leaps and bounds, take aleap of faith or leap at an opportunity.This week, we take a different kind ofleap altogether.

Every four years, we tag on an extra day to the endof February and call it a leap year. Rather than an id-iomatic leap, it is a sort of metaphorical leap into anoccasionally available pocket of time.

I have often wondered why we dont call theseyears add-on years or time-saving years. Whyleap? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, thename probably refers to the fact that in a leap year,any fixed festival after February does not fall on thenext weekday but the following. In other words, weleap over a day.

If your birthday was on a Monday in 2013, it fellon a Tuesday in 2014 and a Wednesday in 2015. Thisyear, if the date comes after February, it will leap overThursday and fall on a Friday.

Leap year is the solution to the fact that it takeslonger than 365 days for the Earth to make one com-plete orbit around the sunit is closer to 365.25.Without leap day, our calendar would not be consis-tent with the seasons. This was first addressed by theRomans, who were accustomed to adding days andeven months to their 10-month calendar at irregularintervals for a variety of reasons. These intercalarydays and months could be added on religious groundsor even for political purposes (such as allowingelected public officials more time in office).

When Julius Caesar became the High Priest in 46BC, he implemented the Julian calendar, which had aregular year of 365 days divided into 12 months withan intercalary day once every four years, or leap day.

The day was initially called ante diem bis sextumKalendas Martias, or sixth day doubled before thefirst day of March. Eventually, it was shortened to bissextum, or bissextile in English. Most Romance lan-guages still refer to leap year as a bissextile yearconsider French anne bissextile, Italian annobisestile and Spanish ao bisiesto.

The bissextile day continued into the Gregoriancalendar. This calendar, however, added additionalcorrections to fix the conundrum that we were stillfalling behindEaster wasnt matching up with theMarch equinox. It turns out that Earths journeyaround the sun is actually 365.2422 days, whichmeans that we were still surpassing the solar year by11 minutes and 14 seconds per year! As a solution,the Gregorian calendar skips a leap year at the begin-ning of most (but not all) centuries.

In order to account for additional inconsistencies intime, which come from the worlds axis of rotation,there are also leap seconds, which are periodicallyadded to the official world time. In 2012, Google

coined the term Leap Smear, in which they add afew milliseconds each day to a computers time-keep-ing mechanism as a solution for keeping up with leapseconds.

Traditions around the day vary from country tocountry. A European tradition states that leap day isthe only acceptable time for a woman to propose mar-riage to a man, and there are several Italian proverbsthat suggest that the year should be met with caution.For example, anno bisesto, anno funesto means leapyear, doom year and anno bisesto tutte le donnesenza sesto, in a leap year, women are erraticthiscertainly explains the reason behind their wanting topropose marriage.

Leap-year babies are called leaplings or leapersand, depending on what country they are born in,their official birthday varies. Some countries, such asthe UK and Hong Kong, deem the official leaperbirthday to be March 1, while others such NewZealand and Taiwan declare February 28 as the dayfor celebration. The US has no official rule on thematter.

Leaplings are often frustratedthey report com-puterized systems that dont recognize their birthdays,constant confusion at the DMV and pressure to actu-ally change their birthdate. Of course, there are someadvantages as well.

One leaper writes about her non-traditional fifthbirthday party, which included beer and a stripper;others feel quite justified in celebrating for two con-secutive days; and I recently discovered the story of aleaper who died shortly after her 25th birthday. Forthose of us born in a common year, this would beconsidered a tragedy, but in her case, 25 was a trueaccomplishment!

Just in case youd like to look before you leapby Mellissa Martinez

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Hey, you wanna play leap frog?

Zoning should stay residential[Editors note: The following letter was addressedto the Claremont Planning Commission, with acopy forwarded for publication. KD]Dear Editor:

I am writing to discuss the general plancleanup. I believe much of the cleanup isappropriate, but I do not believe the Col-lege Avenue addresses should be changed.This includes properties at 105, 119, 137,211 and 239 North College Avenue, whichare involved in the proposed Pomona Col-lege Master Plan.

The current designation is residential.The current use with the CUP still leavesthis area with a residential feel. This isappropriate for this area as a boundary andbuffer between the Colleges and the Vil-lage.

The institutional designation would al-low completely different uses that are in-consistent with a residential designation.This would be completely contrary to boththe general plan and the Village designPlan. This is so substantial a change that itdoes not constitute a mere cleanup.

A great deal of effort and community in-volvement were put into the general planand the Village design plan. To changethis land use should involve as much effortand community involvement as it took tocreate these plans in the first place. Any-thing else would abrogate this democraticprocess, and cheat the community of itsright to regulate itself.

It is important to slow this processdown, both for the above-mentioned rea-sons but also for the particularly sensitivenature of this area of the city.

The Village commercial district is vitalto the success of Claremont as a whole.This is reflected in the community opinionby both its general plan designations, andthe Village design plan. Any change in itsland use must be fully contemplated due toits sensitive nature.

In addition and equally, this area consti-tutes an interface between the communityand the Colleges. The clear yet comfortable

delineation of this boundary is critical tothe success of both the town of Claremontand the conglomerate of the Colleges. Thisis no trivial matter and must include a morethorough community involvement thanthis mere cleanup allows. This processshould occur during mandated review ofthe general plan that would allow full com-munity involvement.

Furthermore, during this general man-dated review of the general plan, I wouldurge the current zoning to stay in place forthe above reasons. The citizens cannotcontrol who purchases property, but theycan control its use through the zoning pro-vided in the general plan.

It is imperative that this process be re-spected and followed. I urge you as a for-mer planning commissioner to leave theCollege Avenue addresses as residentialzoning. Martin S. McLeod

Claremont

League supports Prop 50Dear Editor:

The League of Women Voters supportsProposition 50 on the June 7 ballot.

This constitutional amendment wouldgive each house of the legislature clearauthority to suspend, with a two-thirdsvote, a member and withhold pay andbenefits.

Prop 50 is a straightforward way forlawmakers to hold their own colleaguesaccountable for breaching the publicstrust.

Such actions are highly unusual. Overthe years, five senators have been ex-pelled, and several senators accused ofcorruption resigned in 1985. The As-sembly has never suspended or expelleda member.

This issue is important and we wantevery voter to know about it so that theycan study the issue with plenty of time tomake a decision on how to vote.

Ellen TaylorVP for Advocacy,

LWV of Claremont


READERS COMMENTS

What it really means to be in the VillageDavid Shearers recentopinion piece (View-point, February 12)about the proposed PomonaCollege Museum of Art raisessome critical issues.

Until now, I have been reluctant toaddress this situation publicly because Iam an employee of Pomona College. Iam, however, also a citizen of Clare-mont, a member of the arts communityand an advocate both for the institutionfor which I have worked for 30 yearsand also for numerous other communityventures in which I have been in-volvedfrom art walks and studio vis-its to my role in the founding of theClaremont Museum of Art. As such, Ifeel entitled to speak up.

What is missing from the ongoing de-bate about the location of the newPomona College Museum of Art is, Ibelieve, an understanding of the sym-bolic benefits of the proposed site.

Location has become such aclichd measure of success in real estateand business that we can forget howcritical the location of a civic building isto the way an institution is perceived by

the community. To site the new museumat the border of town and gown, wherethe public can feel welcomed and in-volved, makes a profound statementabout the goals of this museum, andalso about the democratic imperative ofall museums to reflect our diverse val-ues, celebrate our achievements in thearts and welcome the broadest possiblepublic.

Mr. Shearers contention that Clare-monts citizens want a new museum,just not on the proposed site, overlooksthe critical symbolism and value ofplace.

Pomona College has, over the pastseveral years, considered a number ofpotential museum sites, some of whichhave been presented in public and pri-vate meetings held during the past year.The critical difference between thesesites and the one now proposed is thatthe latter demonstrates the museumscommitment to the city of Claremont ina way that would not be possible on theeast side of College Avenue.

The new PCMA will be an identifi-able part of the cultural fabric of thiscity. This basic fact is the game changerhere. There are actual walls aroundsome colleges; and there are, aroundothers, perceived walls that, although

only symbolic, still create a barrier be-tween town and gown. The new PCMAis to be situated outside those collegewalls, embedded in the city as is ap-propriate to a fully public, civic institu-tion.

To one who has long advocated forthe relevance of the artistic history ofthis city, and who has a long history ofcommunity involvement as a workingartist, it has been disheartening to findthat residents of Claremont who, I be-lieve, should be steadfastly supportiveof the museums new site, are, instead,working to undermine the projectthrough unnecessary delays or using thedebate for personal or political agendas.

Every change involves tradeoffs; thequestion is how we measure the relativevalue of the options offered. It seemsclear to me (and certainly to many oth-ers) that the move of a house, replace-ment of a few trees and, perhaps, a shiftin our parking habits, are more thanworth the value gained. This museumwill serve the citizens of Claremont andenhance the reputation of the city and itsarts community in ways that no other

venture has ever accomplished.To a person, the museum staff, col-

lege administration and the museumsvolunteer corps are committed to themuseums mission, which is based on abelief in and passion for sharingPomona Colleges resources broadly,for the common good.

Whether reflected in presenting exhi-bitions that show work from throughoutthe world or in welcoming every thirdgrader in the Claremont Unified SchoolDistrict or the ArtStart program, thiscommitment is a gesture of civic en-gagement that is unprecedented inClaremont (and, quite possibly, anyother city of this size in southern Cali-fornia).

This new museum will be free to thepublic. It will not ask you for a dona-tion; it isnt a commercial operationwith bookstore or gift shop. We simplyinvite our community to enjoy our exhi-bitions and programs freely.

I hope that those who are opposed tothe site will rethink their objections,take into account the years of thoughtand hard work that have gone into theseplans and, particularly, understand thesincere desire that the new museum be-come fully part of the life of the city ofClaremont.

by Steve Comba

VIEWPOINT

Cadiz, Spain had been chosen for afew days visit partly because itwas on the sea and partly becausethe name sounded so nice. I enjoyed play-ing with the pronunciation and putting alisp on that final z, not knowing if it is ac-tually pronounced that way.

I envisioned a place with a quaint harbor, fishingboats and yachts, and tables along the quay servingcoffees and drinks. Well, that is not what my friendFrances and I found. We found a large working, in-dustrial harbor with no romance, no fishing boatsbringing in the morning catch and no tables for drinksand atmosphere. What we did find were narrowstreets, walled by tall buildings forming dark, thinstreets that at least provided a cool atmosphere amidthe summer heat.

The first day, we trudged about looking into shopwindows, reading restaurant menus, watching moth-ers push their children in buggies and searching forsea views that never appeared. Then we drooped.Luckily, from our walks in the area around our hotel,we discovered a number of small friendly squares an-chored by hotels, a church, bars and restaurants and afew shops. These became the centers where we wouldstop and watch the local life unfold. We would choosea bar and order a glass of wine or Cava, the Spanishbubbly. Of course, no one drinks without somethingto nibble on, so we would order a plate of tapas orsnacks.

That first night we sat at a table next to a friendlyBritish couple and we struck up a conversation withthem. They had a very good map of the area and werehappy to share in their experiences as they told uswhere to go and what to see and what they liked. Ihighly recommend chatting with people when onefeels stuck. It was good to get some positive rein-forcements from other travelers. It helped improveour outlook and made us feel more positive.

Evenings became a time where we sat before din-ner with an aperitif and just watched the life developin the square. Whole families turned out layering

chairs around the tables so that everyone could sit to-gether and sip, chew, gossip and share babies fromperson to person. Children ran around the center, rodesmall bikes or climbed on steps and statues. Every-thing was peaceful and cheery and so relaxing. Afteran hour or so, as it began to get cooler and the sunfaded, families drifted off and so did we, looking foran ideal place to try some new dish for dinner.

Disappointment forced us to realize that each dayprovided new experiences. One day, we chose to buytickets for the hop-on-hop-off bus and get a goodoverview of the whole city. It was a long, circular ridethrough many areas, up and down hills and into resi-dential neighborhoods. It offered a different perspec-tive from the area where we were staying, which wasboth older and full of tourists. This helped us realizethat we preferred the place where our hotel was lo-cated and our friendly local squares.

Checking out shoe stores also helped, as I was inthe middle of my shoe fetish period at the time andSpain makes nice shoes.

One Sunday morning, we learned from someone atthe hotel that there was a weekly flea market at achurch at the top of the city. Locals had spread outblankets and tables and were selling a wide range ofcollectibles, junk, clothing and household goods. Itwas fun to join in with them and dig through theboxes. I bought a few distinctive finds for my artwork back home.

Frances and I both enjoy all things related to food

and eating. When disappointments occur, I recom-mend markets and eating. Read menus, smell thesmells coming from restaurants, peer at the plates thatare being served to others and even ask a waiter whatis on the plate. Look at the customers at the restau-rant, listen for local entertainment and check out thewait staff as well as the plates of food. Food and serv-ice tell a lot about a place. We didnt need fancy, weneeded local, fresh, typical and homey food. Often wefound that when we ate upscale there was more fussbut less deliciousness.

We also loved walking through local markets andinto shops that featured aged hams hanging from theceiling and all sorts of meats and cheeses as well assouvenir bottles of local sherries.

I must remember to keep an open mind and to beflexible. I tend to become grumpy right off the bat,and not give things a chance to develop in a positivemanner. It is always good to travel with a cheery per-son who gives you a push just when you need it most.Somehow our few days in Cadiz passed quite pleas-antly, actually better than I had thought from our firstday of introduction.


Dealing with disappointment while travelingby Jan Wheatcroft

a viewpoint written by resident LuddTrozpek in a recent edition of theCOURIER. The article slammed thecouncil for rushing approval of the over-pass and accused Mr. Pedroza of with-holding the grade-separation proposalfor the public as vice-chair of the GoldLine Construction Authority, as well aspresenting a take it or leave it attitude.

This project, from the first time wehad public discussion on it, has been inthe beginning process. Its not even closeto the end of the process, Mr. Pedrozasaid. So, this take-it-or-leave-it conceptis absolutely untrue.

I got the information about this proj-ect, this idea about the grade separationproject, at the same time as the city did,he added.

In his initial presentation, Mr. Ramossaid he became aware of the grade sepa-ration proposal in mid-December and theGold Line representatives presented theplan to council on January 12 due to theholiday.

During public comment, residentMark von Wodtke cautioned the councilto take a step back and look at the over-

pass as it relates to the village. He alsoquestioned the findings of the traffic sur-vey.

Resident Mark Hoeg,who called the concep-tual design cold,cheap and ugly-looking, hadstrong words for the proposedbridge.

If you build this, it will really put adagger in the heart of our town, Mr.Hoeg said.

Planning Commission vice-chairRichard Rosenbluth offered an addi-tional vetting process by the Traffic andTransportation Commission to fully re-view the traffic impact that may be cre-ated by the Gold Line, overpass or not.

Ellen Taylor expressed excitementabout the Gold Line coming to Clare-mont, but brought forth the idea of a low-ered-grade railway to move through thecity. That suggestion was echoed by anumber of other commenters. Othercommenters mentioned lowering IndianHill beneath an at-grade track as anotheralternative to the proposal.

Mr. Ramos said the Construction Au-thority looked into the possibility of abelow-grade track, but found them fi-nancially unfeasible, citing exponentialcosts. A lowered Indian Hill, Mr. Calay-cay noted, would have to stretch fromArrow Highway up past First Street, im-pacting large numbers of homes andbusinesses in between.

During discussion, CouncilmemberLarry Schroeder called for more researchinto the overpass.

The citizens of Claremont are veryprocess-oriented and like to have anissue thoroughly vetted, Mr. Schroedersaid. I dont think we should just rejecta grade separation for the Gold Line outof hand without some consideration.

Mr. Pedroza, after reiterating that henever advocated one way or another forthe proposed bridge, praised the Clare-mont process of thoroughly looking

into and considering an issue.I want to make sure that we keep true

to the Claremont process, and that meansdialogue, he said. It doesnt mean, oh,you dont like it? Lets just say no now.That isnt the Claremont process. Wevenever been that way.

The motion to send the proposedgrade separation back for further com-mission review passed unanimously, 5-0.

Additional items addressed at Tues-days council meeting include the fund-ing of a program manager position forSustainable Claremont, a contract exten-sion for the city-wide park and right-of-way landscaping services. A report onthose items is available online and willbe published in print in the next edition.


Claremont COURIER/Friday, February 26, 2016 9GOLD LINE/continued from page 3

Celebrating the lifeof Harrison McIntosh

A Celebration of Life to honor ceramist Harrison McIntosh will be held at3:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 28 at Garrison Theater on the Scripps Collegecampus at 231 E. Tenth St. in Claremont. Mr. McIntosh died January 21 at theage of 101.

The program will include speakers from the art community and a perform-ance by jazz composer Roger Kellaway with a reception to follow.


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CoolCalifornia challenge offersprizes to residents, finds Clare-mont in first place

The CoolCalifornia Challenge is a competition be-tween 22 cities to reduce their carbon footprints. Thewinning city will get the largest share of $150,000 forsustainability projects. And if you help Claremont earnpoints, you may also win.

Participants may win two tickets to Shen Yun, the clas-sical Chinese performance coming to Bridges Audito-rium. The Claremont resident who earns the most pointsin the CoolCA Challenge from February 22 throughMarch 7 will win two tickets, valued at $200, to the per-formance at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 10.

Sign up at www.CAChallenge.org. Then earn pointsby submitting your utility use, energy savings plans, re-views of resource saving measures and more. Also helpyour school win a prize by joining your schools EcoTeam in the CoolCA Challenge. Sustainable Claremontis awarding money to the three Claremont school EcoTeams that earn the most points.

Need help? Contact Sustainable Claremont by email [email protected] or by calling (909) 625-8767 extension 238.

Claremont is currently the front-runner among 22 Cal-ifornia cities with its 409 members and 1,196,133 pointsearned so far, according to challenge organizers. With alittle over a month left until the challenge end date, timeis running out for participants to extend Claremonts leadand make sure we stay at the top of the leaderboard.

Lets not forget last year, when Claremont was sweptby Riverside in the last moments of the challenge. Thechallenge ends on March 30, and the winner will be an-nounced during Earth Week on April 21.

Paper makes for playful showAs if the smell of Some Crusts fresh-baked cookies

werent enough to take you back to childhood, the bak-ery will feature an exhibit celebrating paper dolls, Buythe Dozen, on view from March 2 through March 31.

It began in the backroom of the old COURIER build-ing at the Claremont Forum during a Postmarked MailArt exhibition, curator Anne Seltzer related. A group ofus started reminiscing about the hours we spent playingwith paper dolls during our childhoods. It seemed every-one remembered various aspects of the pleasure of thesesimple toys: the cutting out of the dolls and wardrobes,the tabs that held the clothing on, the miniature acces-sories that were included, and the hours of playing pre-tend with them.

Eleven selected artists plus one father/daughter teamhave created work for the show, which includes a widerange of interpretations of the paper doll. Each of theartists has fond memories of hours of playing with paperdollsof cutting them out, designing their clothing andbringing them to life.

Paper dolls include a Desert Tortoise in High Fashion,

Mama Sakai in her apron, Out of Contextthe doll whochanges scenery instead of outfitsand more.

Participating artists are: Toti OBrien of Pasadena,Yoshie Sakai of Los Angeles, Mary Alternburg Roy ofUpland and Susan Faye of McMinville, Oregon; SethPringle, gallery director of First Street Gallery, and hisyoung daughter Avery; COURIER columnist Jan Wheat-craft; and Claremont artists Joanne Gonzales, ChrisCozen, Aleta Jacobsen, Katie Selke and Susie EatonThorp as well as Ms. Seltzer

Some Crust Bakery is located at 119 Yale Ave. inClaremont. For information, call (909) 621-9772.

Welcome back to the Two Sisters annual open art show

An open show for all art lovers featuring a large groupof southern California artists working in all mediumsceramics, fiber, glass, painting, sculpture, needle andthread, and paperis based on an annual theme. Thisyear, the artists will work under the theme, On YourPlate.

The show funs one weekend only at the Ginger Elliotexhibition center at Memorial Park on Indian Hill Boule-vard; the opening reception is on Friday, March 4 from5 to 8 p.m. Opening night will feature music and re-freshments for all participants and visitors.

The show will continue on Saturday, March 5 from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, March 6 from 10 a.m. to5 p.m. This show is filled with wit, imagination and se-rious fun.

OUR TOWN

Theres some uncommonly goodeats on offer at one of Claremontsbest-kept secrets. The COURIER recently stopped by Uncommon

Goods Foothill Boulevard headquarters, situated be-hind the US Bank and next to the Claremont UnitedMethodist Preschool.

At the nonprofits Whole Earth Buildingan un-usual, hobbit-like construction designed for maximumenergy efficiencystaff had just unloaded bushels ofnavel oranges, large and preternaturally sweet, as wellas sizeable Hass and fuerte avocados.

They were harvested from the heritage grove atMontclairs 116-year-old Reeder Ranch and are avail-able for purchase at $1 and $2 per pound, respec-tively. The abundant citrus fruit also includedkumquats at $5 per pound as well as blood oranges,limes and hefty grapefruit, both pink and yellow, for$2.50 per pound.

A glut of flavorful vegetables and herbs were alsofor sale at attractive prices. There were, for instance,heirloom carrots, chard, fennel and kale at $3 perbunch and green onions, rosemary, radishes andcilantro at $2 per bunch.

Its all beyond organic standards. We dont useany chemicals, Uncommon Good founder NancyMintie said.

Montclair has given Uncommon Good permissionto harvest fruit from Reeder Ranch, making theneighboring city is just one of the organizations 57fruit or land partners. Partners dotted across the area,donate excess fruit from their trees to the nonprofit orallow Uncommon Good to garden on their land.

Food is also grown at larger-scale enterprises, as inUncommon Goods Fiddleneck Family Farms. Twoof these are located right in town, in plots located onthe Temple Beth Israel and Claremont PresbyterianChurch campuses.

Half of Uncommon Goods produce is given to acommunity of more than 900 underprivileged kidsand their parents. The rest is sold to the public, withproceeds going back into the nonprofits many philan-thropic endeavors.

Uncommon Good provides jobs for some of theparents it serves,helping to tend and manage Fiddle-neck Family Farms. It provides mentorship for at-risk,


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Residents urged to embrace organic community

COURIER photos/Steven FelschundneffUncommon Good was founded in 2000 by Nancy Mintie, who still serves as the organizations executive di-rector. The nonprofit employs local farmers to grow pesticide-free produce that is sold to the public and givento needy families.

Buying produce at Uncommon Good is more than just good for your health

low-income children, setting them on a clear path toschool success and a shot at a top-notch college edu-cation. It also helps pay off the often-crippling tuitiondebt incurred by idealistic young people who hope toserve as doctors, dentists, optometrists and pharma-cists at clinics in low-income communities.

The organization has been growing at an astonish-ing rate since it was established in 2000. But whilemore and more people are aware you can donate fruitand offer land to the nonprofit, many are still unawarethat Uncommon Good is also a well-stocked and af-fordable green grocer that is open for business.

We need more people to know they can purchasethe produce, Ms. Mintie said.

The fruits and vegetables in stock atUncommon Good change with theseasons, but theres always ahealthy selection. The nonprofit, and thecommunity it serves, benefits from south-ern Californias year-round growing sea-son.

This past summer, we spoke to ClaremonterMichelle Mitchell, who was at the Whole EarthBuilding buying collard greens and organic lettuce.

I love to get greens here because you end up withthe best, beyond organic, produce, she said. Thereare so many choices, like collards and beets, which I

love so much. Its so freshit keeps longer than any-thing.

The Uncommon Good website is updated dailywith a list of the latest items. If you stop in, you canalso browse a list of produce on offer. If theres anitem youre unfamiliar withsay youve nevercooked with fennelUncommon Good staff willeven provide you with a recipe or two detailing howyou can turn the veggie into a tasty dish.

There are a few different shopping options. Youcan come into the office and select individual items.Or you can pick up a produce box, which you orderonline from the Uncommon Good website. You canalso have the box delivered to your home in Clare-mont for a small fee.

A Just My Size Produce Box, which feeds one ortwo people for a week, costs $20. A Friends and Fam-

ily Produce Box, which feeds three to five people fora week, costs $26.

As the Uncommon Good website notes, the non-profits produce is grown with no chemicals or pesti-cides and fertilized via locally-produced compost,biochar, natural mineral amendments and periodspraying of actively aerated compost teas.

It feels so good to have something to offer the en-tire community, Ms. Mintie said. Everyone needsgood health, whether they are rich or poor.

Uncommon Good is located at 211 W. FoothillBoulevard, Claremont. For information, call (909)625-2248, visit UncommonGood.org or check out theUncommon Good page on Facebook.

Sarah [email protected]

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COURIER photo/Steven FelschundneffA selection of the produce currently available at Uncommon Goods Whole Earth Building, located behind theClaremont United Methodist Church. The nonprofit grows most of it food at local mini farms at churches andin some backyards.


POMONA COLLEGE ORCHESTRAConductor Eric Lindholm leads the col-legiate ensemble, which features violin-ist Gloria Liou, winner of the 2015 PCOConcerto Competition. Ms. Liou is acomputer science, linguistics and cog-nitive science double major. She cur-rently studies violin with SarahThornblade, who is associate principalsecond violin with the Los AngelesChamber Orchestra. Ms. Liou previ-ously studied with Li Lin of the JuilliardSchool. She is one of the concertmas-ters of the Pomona College Orchestraand previously served as concertmasterof the California All-State Orchestraand the Saratoga High Orchestra. Theprogram includes Beethoven: LeonoreOverture No. 3, Op. 72a; Chausson:Pome, Op. 25; and Prokofiev: Sym-phony No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131.Free admission with open seating, notickets. 8 p.m. Doors open approxi-mately 30 minutes prior to perform-ance. Pomona College Bridges Hall ofMusic, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

CLAREMONT SPLASH An annualspring event that brings hundreds of highschool students to the Claremont Collegeswhere Claremont College students teachthem fun classes that they have designed.This years classes include Game The-ory and Human Goodness, Introductionto Arduino, Oratory, Persuasive Speechand Effective Communication and Be-ginning Chinese by Immersion. Splashis open to all students in grades 9-12 andparticipation is free. FMI and registrationat claremont.learningu.org. Student regis-tration for Splash 2016 is open until Feb-ruary 23 and classes fill on a first-come,first-served basis.INSANE INFLATABLE The InsaneInflatable 5K is a fun, wild and insaneobstacle run. Get pumped up for a coursefilled with the worlds largest and mostextreme inflatable obstacles ever produced.Parking $10 at Gate 17 on Fairplex Drive.For registration and information, visitinsaneinflatable5k.com/pomona-ca/.Event begins at 9 a.m. 1101 W. McKin-ley Ave., Pomona.LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERSFood for Thought public meeting with

the topic: Is California Higher EducationWorking? The panel discussion will in-clude higher education administratorsfrom University of Riverside, Cal PolyPomona and Citrus Community Col-lege. 4 to 6 p.m. Hughes Center, 1700Danbury Road, Claremont. Admissionis $20. Go to eventbrite.com to re-serve, or pay at the door. Refreshmentswill be served. Contact (909) 624-9457or [email protected] SOPHOMORE RECITALPianist Alexander Woods performsworks by Bach, Beethoven and Ives.Free admission with open seating, notickets. 8 p.m. Doors open approxi-mately 30 minutes prior to perform-ance. Pomona Colleges Lyman Hall,340 N. College Ave., Claremont.

POETRY READING Marsha de la Owas born and raised in southernCalifornia. She holds an MFA fromVermont College. Her first book, BlackHope, was awarded the New IssuesPress Poetry Prize. Antidote for Nightreceived the 2015 Isabella GardnerAward and was published by BOAEditions. Ms. de la O lives in Ventura

with her husband, poet and editor PhilTaggart. Together, they produce poetryreadings and events in Ventura Countyand are also the editors and publishersof the literary journal Askew. B.H.Fairchild is the author of sixcollections of poetry, including Art ofthe Lathe, which was a finalist for theNational Book Award and also re-ceived the Kingsley Tufts PoetryAward, the William Carlos WilliamsAward, the PEN West Poetry Awardand the California Book Award. 2 p.m.Claremont Library, 208 N. HarvardAve., Claremont. ALAN CHAPMAN returns for a sec-ond installment of his music educationcourse sponsored by the Foothill Phil-harmonic Committee (FPC). In thispresentation, Mr. Chapman exploresthe translation of non-musical inspira-tions into musical compositions. Mr.Chapman states, Composers find in-spiration in a variety of places, includ-ing literature, visual art, history andnature. 2 p.m. Free admission. Clare-mont United Methodist Church, 211 W.Foothill Blvd., Claremont.POMONA COLLEGE ORCHESTRAGloria Liou, violinist and winner of the

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Pomona College Orchestra 2015 Con-certo Competition, will be featured thismonth with the orchestra. 3 p.m. Freeand open to the public. Bridges Hall ofMusic, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont.

ISRAELI FOLK DANCE A fun wayto exercise with music of Israeli folkdance. Beginners group at 6:45 p.m.,followed by open dancing. $6. MasonicLodge, 227 W. Eighth St., Claremont.(909) 921-7115.

HAITI AFTER THE STORMS Thespeaker is Dr. Serena Beeks. The Uni-versity Club meets Tuesdays at 11:30a.m. at the Hughes Community Center,1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. $13meeting fee includes buffet lunch.CLAREMONT SENIOR COMPUTER

CLUB Macro photography without cam-era presented by Marsha Tudor. TheClaremont Senior Computer Club meetson Tuesday evenings at the Hughes Com-munity Center at 1700 Danbury Road,Claremont. Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.,with social time beginning at 7 p.m.Newcomers are always welcome. For

more information, visit cscclub.org.ART AUCTION Dont miss the annualspring silent auction of the Friends of theBernard Biological Field Station. Ce-ramics, paintings, jewelry and more willbe on display in the window of the FolkMusic Center, located at 220 Yale Ave.,Claremont from March 1 through 30.Stop by and leave a bid. This is a chanceto own works by local artists and to sup-port the mission of this local nonprofit.Visit fbbfs.org for more information.

ZEN MEDITATION 7:30 to 9 a.m.McAlister Center for Religious Activi-ties, 919 Columbia Ave., Claremont.(909) 621-8685.

THE REMBRANDT CLUB FirstThursday Lecture and Tea: From Bauhausto My House: The Life and Art of German-American Abstract Artist Werner Drewes,by Lynn Drewes. Tea follows at SeaverHouse. Scripps Fine Arts are the guests.1:30 to 3 p.m. Lyman Hall, Thatcher MusicBuilding, 340 N. College Ave., Claremont.BIRD IDENTIFICATION Tom Ryanwill discuss his research. Pomona ValleyAudubon Society. 7 p.m. AlexanderHughes Centers Padua Room, 1700Danbury Road, Claremont.

CONFERENCE The Claremont Cham-ber of Commerce presents a day of mo-tivation, inspiration and fun at the 2nd

annual Womens Leadership Conferencefrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DoubleTreeby Hilton Claremont, 555 W. FoothillBlvd. This daylong conference will ex-plore significant topics determined to in-spire leadership within us all. All arewelcome and encouraged to attend. Costper person is $129, which includes a con-tinental breakfast and lunch. Registrationis available online at claremontcham-ber.org or by calling the ClaremontChamber office at (909) 624-1681. ART SHOW On Your Plate, an open artexhibit featuring a wide range of southernCalifornia artists, will arrive at the GingerElliot Exhibition Center at Memorial Parkon Indian Hill Blvd. for one weekend only.The opening reception is Friday, March 4from 5 to 8 p.m. and then the exhibit will beopen on Saturday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to6 p.m. and on Sunday, March 6 from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. The exhibit is free and all arewelcome. Many of the art pieces are for sale.

FUNDRAISER Support ClaremontUnited Soccer Boys U14 as they raisefunds for Nationals in Florida. Beer,food truck, bake sale and raffles. 4 to 9p.m. Claremont Craft Ales, 1420 N.Claremont Blvd. #204C.CONCERT Students of the Joint MusicProgram of Claremont McKenna, HarveyMudd, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges presentStrauss Blue Danube, SmetanasVltava, Mozarts Piano Concerto No.23 and Saint-Sans Piano ConcertoNo. 2, Mvt. I. The concert features pi-anists Amber Cai and Rachael Huang,conducted by David Cubek. 8 p.m. Freedonations appreciated. Scripps College,1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont.

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EUREKA CLAREMONT: 580 W. First St., Clare-mont Packing House. Open from 11 a.m. to midnight,Sunday through Thursday; closes at 1 a.m. Friday andSaturday. Hoppy Hour daily from 2 to 6 p.m. (909)445-8875.Tuesdays: Half-off wine by the glass.Wednesdays: Steal-the-Glass craft beer of the week.Thursday, March 3: Live music featuring Kayla Wyl-lie. 9 to 11 p.m.THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER: 220 Yale Ave.,Claremont Village.Open mic night, the last Sunday of every month.Sign-up begins at 6 p.m.; performances run from6:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is $2. (909) 624-2928 orfolkmusiccenter.com. FLAPPERS COMEDY: 540 W. First St., ClaremontPacking House. 18 and over. Show times: Friday at 8and 10 p.m., Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.Friday, February 26: Richy Leis as heard on Sir-ius/Xm. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.Saturday, February 27: Richy Leis as heard on Sir-ius/Xm. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.Sunday, February 28: Boycott the Oscars with MalikS. 7 p.m. followed by Ken Marshall Presents at 9 p.m.Thursday, March 3: ACCC Round 2 Week 1 at 8p.m. and Open Mic Audition Show at 10 p.m.Friday, March 4: Rachel Bradley from The VerbalCircus Podcast. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.Saturday, March 5: Rachel Bradley from The Ver-bal Circus Podcast. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.Sunday, March 6: Christopher Titus as seen on theHistory Channel. 7 p.m.THE PRESS RESTAURANT: 129 Harvard Ave.,Claremont Village. Thursday through Saturday until2 a.m. Live DJ every Thursday at 11 p.m. 21 and overafter 9 p.m. Standing room only after 9:30 p.m. (909)625-4808. Friday, February 26: Max Kala (punk/rock) at 10 p.m.

Saturday, February 27: The Violet Mindfield andguests (rock) at 10 p.m.Sunday, February 28: Sunday Guitar with GinaRoode at 6 p.m. followed by Sunday Night Karaokewith Katie at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1: King Trivia Night at 8:30 p.m.Friday, March 4: JUICE (rock) at 10 p.m.PIANO PIANO: 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont.Live dueling piano show times: Wednesday and Thurs-day, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. to 1a.m. 21 and over. $5 cover charge on Fridays and Sat-urdays after 8 p.m. (no cover charge with student ID).

(909) 547-4266.Tuesdays: Taco Tuesday with $1 tacos, $2 Coronasand $3 margaritas. Rock the mic or jam with the band.Wednesdays: Rockstar Karaoke. Rock the mic orjam with the band. $2 Bud Lights and $4 Vodka Rock-stars. 9 p.m.TUTTI MANGIA: 102 Harvard Ave., Claremont. Latenight happy hour every Friday and Saturday from 9 to11 p.m. Bar menu available until 10:30 p.m. featuring$2 oyster shooters and $3 caprese sliders.Fridays: Kip Noble (keyboards). 5 to 11 p.m.Saturdays: Reuben Cantu (saxophone). 5 to 11 p.m.

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Claremont High SchoolsCIF bid came to an endWednesday as the boyssoccer team, the last CHS teamstanding, lost their second roundplayoff game, 1-0, at Quartz HillHigh School near Lancaster.

The previous day, the girls soccer teamlost to San Luis Obispo in a shootout aftera scoreless tie at the end of overtime. TheTigers landed two more penalty kicks thanthe Pack, winning 4-2.

Last week, it was a different story as thegirls led for most of the game against Paci-fica, eventually winning 3-1. The boys de-feated Pioneer Valley in sudden deathovertime, 1-0.

The final score of the Pacifica game issomewhat misleading because the twoteams were very evenly matched.Nonetheless Claremont capitalized onmore opportunities and therefore deservedthe win.

The match was marred by what ap-peared to be an overzealous referee, whogave out 10 yellow cards, seven to Clare-mont. One of those cards, at the 49thminute of play, was Mackenzie Boul-wares second in the game, which meantshe automatically got a red card and wasbooted from the game. Boulwares redcard also meant that the Pack had to playthe rest of the game short-handed.

Coach Tim Tracey called Boulwaresred card an incidental foul that nevershould have brought a second yellow. Heand the other Claremont coaches wereopenly unhappy with the officiating dur-ing the game.

Claremonts first goal came at the 27thminute, when senior Karsyn Jordan got avery nice pass from junior Katie Weaver,

allowing Jordan to tap it in. Then, at the38th minute, senior Ashley OTooleheaded the ball in after a free kick. ThePacks last goal came near the end of thematch when senior Danielle Lagrave senta beautiful kick past the goalkeeper, catch-ing the top corner of the net.

Pacificas only goal came a few minuteslater from sophomore Madison Wilt.

When you are a man down you cantcount on others to do the work for you,youve got to do it yourself, CoachTracey said when asked about his teamsapparent reinvigoration after Boulwaresouster.

The girls ended the season with 5-3-2record in league and 18-6-4 overall.

The boys played a tough physical matchagainst Pioneer Valley last Friday thatended suddenly when two sophomoresteamed up for the games only goal.

The two teams had stubbornly foughttheir way to a scoreless tie after regulationtime, throwing the game into overtime.However, in a playoff game the CIF has agolden goal rule, or first team to scorewins, and that is exactly what happened.

Coming at the midpoint of the first OTperiod, Julian Bravo headed the ball infrom a corner kick by Kevyn Lopez. Pio-neer Valley was literally stunned as the en-tire Claremont bench immediatelymobbed Bravo.

I expected it to be a tough game theyplayed hard, said Coach Fred Bruce-Oliver after the game.

The boys ended the season as co-cham-pions with Diamond Bar in the PalomaresLeague with a record of 9-1, 17-5-2 over-all.

Claremont High School boys basket-ball played one of their best gamesof the season Tuesday night inClaremont, but ultimately lost to Edison78-71, ending the Packs CIF hopes.

Edison came in ranked much higher than the Packbut Claremont gave them troublefrom the very start. The game wasscoreless for two minutes as bothteams shook off the jitters,. Then matched each other,basket for basket, ending the first quarter tied at 16.

CHS took the lead as the second quarter got goingbut turned the ball over on three consecutive plays,which gave Edison the opportunity to catch up. Fromthere, the Chargers developed a comfortable lead, end-ing the half up by double digits at 38-28.

The Chargers tried to slow the pace a bit in the thirdquarter, riding out the shot clock on each possession inan attempt hold their 10-point advantage to the buzzer,but the Pack put together a drive, led by junior KyleScalmanini, that reduced Edisons lead to just fivepoints at the end of third.

Edison once again extended their lead to start thefourth but, with scarcely three minutes to play, Clare-mont launched another drive and whittled Edisons leaddown to two. Edison took advantage of a couple of fast

breaks to bring their lead back up to eight and held offfurther attempts by Claremont to gain an advantage.

Edison Coach Rich Boyce had high praise for thehigh level of competition brought by CHS.

When you get to this stage [in the CIF tournament],

everyone can play. They knocked out West Ranch,which is a tremendous team, so we knew we were infor a tough game. They are going to play hard, shootwell and be hard to defend. Were just happy to get outof here with a win, said Coach Boyce.

Asked if he was surprised by Claremonts late scor-ing surge, Coach Boyce said he was expecting a toughsecond half.

That is a very well-coached team. Theyre not goingto give up, theyre going to come right at you, and I toldmy team at the half they were going to cut this [lead]down. We just have to keep doing what we do and keepplaying the way we are supposed to play, he said.

Claremont Coach Stan Tolliver also had high praisefor his team.

I think the guys have been playing well for the lastsix or seven games. They have really come together atthe right time. I am really happy and pleased witheverything these guys have put in this season, he said.

Coach Tolliver gave Scalmanini credit for his lead-ership and his big push at the end of the game.

Hes a big-time player. He always shows up whenwe need him the mostwe have seen that happencountless times. The future for him is just so bright hereat Claremont and beyond.

Claremont ends the season with a 6-4 league record,21-8 overall.

Steven [email protected]

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COURIERphotos/Steven FelschundnefffCHS Coach Stan Tolliver does double-duty giving in-structions to captain Harlan Maass while also chasinga loose ball, during halftime break of the Packs play-off game against Edison on Tuesday. The Pack lost78-71, ending their bid for a CIF championship.

SPORTING LIFE

Boys basketball CIF hopes quashed in tough play

CHS boys, girls soccer teams eliminated from CIF play

Claremont senior Ashley OToole clearsthe ball past Pacifica senior Taylor Bist-line last Thursday as the Pack defeatedMariners, 3-1, in the first round of theCIF tournament. Claremont junior Jonah Evans and Pioneer Valley senior Elias Bautista battle it out

during the first half of the first-round CIF tournament in Claremont. The Pack won,1-0, in overtime. Unfortunately, the boys lost 1-0 in their second-round game.

Claremont senior Danielle Lagrave andPacifica junior Brianna Camacho chasea loose ball during the first round of theCIF tournament in Claremont.

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